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This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. The spring 2023 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting is taking place May 1 and 2. A detailed agenda and updated schedule are now available. Register today to participate in the virtual programs. The DLC serves as an advisory committee to the GPO Director and the Superintendent of… Read More

FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 4:30 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 6:30 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 2 hours During this time, no content will be updated, and you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation while we… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 5:00 p.m. (EST) End Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 8:00 p.m. (EST) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During the period, users are… Read More

GPO recently distributed the publication The Rise of the Condor: A History of the RC-26B "Condor" in the Air National Guard. This publication is now being offered as a Special Selection Offer. Libraries not selecting item number 0356 can request to receive the publication. Cataloging and distribution information: Title: The Rise of the Condor: A History of the RC… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office recently announced the availability of President Joe Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget of the U.S. Government. Distribution and cataloging information for FY 2024 Budget documents are as follows: Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2024 Class: PREX 2.8:2024 Item Number: 0853 Shipping List: 2023… Read More

This message is being posted on behalf of the Law Library of Congress. The Law Library of Congress offers a basic introduction to legal sources and research techniques through their “Orientation to Legal Research Series.” These orientations, taught by legal reference librarians, are typically offered once a month on a rotating basis. The next upcoming webinar is… Read More

The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) including GPO’s MetaLib will undergo routine maintenance. Start Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023,  6:00 a.m. (EDT) During this maintenance period, you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and… Read More

Due to a technical error that is being addressed, depository shipment addresses have not updated since February 22, 2023. If you changed your library’s depository shipment address in DSIMS, or alerted GPO to a change via askGPO during that time, your address change was not effective. Shipments mailed during that time may have gone to the previous address. If you cannot… Read More

The team working with GPO from the University of Michigan’s School of Information emailed a GovInfo user questionnaire to FDLP Coordinators on March 9, 2023. Please review and complete the questionnaire by Friday, March 24, 2023. This assessment of GovInfo user experiences will present GPO with valuable feedback to help improve and enhance GovInfo functionality in the… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern presented GPO’s FY 2024 appropriations request before the U.S. House and Senate Subcommittees on Legislative Branch Appropriations in the last week. Halpern requested appropriations in the amount of $132,488,000, a two percent increase over GPO’s FY 2023 appropriation. This marks just the third… Read More